CHAPTER 11. GENERAL PROVISIONS
HUMAN RESOURCES CODE
TITLE 2. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES AND DEPARTMENT OF
PROTECTIVE AND REGULATORY SERVICES
SUBTITLE A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 11. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 11.001. DEFINITIONS. Except as provided by Section 40.001,
in this title:
(1) "Board" means the Texas Board of Human Services.
(2) "Department" means the Texas Department of Human Services.
(3) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Human Services.
(4) "Assistance" means all forms of assistance and services for
needy persons authorized by Subtitle C.
(5) "Financial assistance" means money payments for needy
persons authorized by Chapter 31.
(6) "Medical assistance" means assistance for needy persons
authorized by Chapter 32.
Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 2335, ch. 842, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff.
Sept. 1, 1979. Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 264, Sec. 5,
eff. Aug. 26, 1985; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 8.012,
eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 920, Sec. 6, eff.
Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 980, Sec. 50, eff. Sept.
1, 1997; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1505, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1,
2005.
Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 592, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,
2001; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 198, Sec. 1.28(3), eff. Sept. 1,
2003.
Sec. 11.002. PURPOSE OF TITLE; CONSTRUCTION. (a) The purpose
of this title is to establish a program of social security to
provide necessary and prompt assistance to the citizens of this
state who are entitled to avail themselves of its provisions.
(b) This title shall be liberally construed in order that its
purposes may be accomplished as equitably, economically, and
expeditiously as possible.
Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 2335, ch. 842, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff.
Sept. 1, 1979.
Sec. 11.003. RESPONSIBILITY OF COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES NOT
AFFECTED. No provision of this title is intended to release the
counties and municipalities in this state from the specific
responsibilities they have with regard to the support of public
welfare, child welfare, and relief services. Funds which the
counties and municipalities may appropriate for the support of
those programs may be administered through the department's local
or regional offices, and if administered in that manner must be
devoted exclusively to the programs in the county or municipality
making the appropriation.
Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 2335, ch. 842, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff.
Sept. 1, 1979.
Sec. 11.004. POWERS AND FUNCTIONS NOT AFFECTED. The provisions
of this title are not intended to interfere with the powers and
functions of the Texas Rehabilitation Commission, the Texas
Commission for the Blind, the division of maternal and child
health of the Texas Department of Health, or county juvenile
boards.
Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 2336, ch. 842, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff.
Sept. 1, 1979. Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 793, Sec. 19,
eff. Sept. 1, 1985.